Memorandum
Date: May 19, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Return to Work - Worksite Prevention Protocol and direction to staff for the reopening of County offices to the public
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
As steps are being taken for our County to accelerate the Stage 2 reopening of local businesses during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, your Board's ad hoc committee and Department Heads have been concurrently planning for the reopening of County offices to the public.
With this in mind, we have drafted the attached County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Return to Work - Worksite Prevention Protocol, which is being submitted for the consideration and approval of your Board today. Much like the self-certification process to be completed by local businesses for reopening, County Department Heads will self-certify that their offices are in full and continuous compliance with this Protocol. Self-certification forms will be posted at the entrance of every County office.
The protocol outlines the following:
Personal Protective Equipment to be kept on hand at all times.
Special signage (regarding masking, social distancing and other practices to reduce or prevent the spread of germs) to be posted at each public entrance and throughout interior areas including customer service counters, elevators and lobbies of County facilities to inform employees and the public.
Necessity for enhanced hand washing, sanitizing and disinfecting.
Requirements for minimum six-foot social distancing.
Best practices for paper handling.
Employee self-screenings, symptom checks and temperature self-checks.
Support for employees who are at higher risk for severe illness.
Meetings and trainings to be cancelled, postpo...
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